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Blending
- verb - a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
- blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
- combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"
- mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
- the act of blending components together thoroughly
Blinding
- verb - make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded"
- make dim by comparison or conceal
- render unable to see
- shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"
Blinking
- verb - informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
- closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"
- force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
- gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
Blunging
- - The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger.
Blunting
- verb - make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
- make less intense; "blunted emotions"
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
- make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
- make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
Bouncing
- verb - come back after being refused; "the check bounced"
- eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"
- hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
- leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"
- marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"
- move up and down repeatedly
- rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
- refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"
- spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
- vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby"
Bounding
- verb - form the boundary of; be contiguous to
- move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
- place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
- spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Branding
- verb - burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
- mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
- mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"
- the act of stigmatizing
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
Bringing
- verb - advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"
- attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"
- be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
- be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
- bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
- bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
- cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
Bronzine
- - A metal so prepared as to have the appearance of bronze. -- a. Made of bronzine; resembling bronze; bronzelike.